Ref NoPOL28/1/13
Alt Ref NoPOL28/13
TitleStatement issued by the Irish Republican Publicity Bureau, the statement includes sections on the following subjects: 'The Taoiseach Eamon de Valera's statement [on the internment of a number of Sinn Fein members]', a black-out of newspaper coverage on Sinn Fein protest meetings, the alleged torture of I.
DescriptionStatement issued by the Irish Republican Publicity Bureau, the statement includes sections on the following subjects: 'The Taoiseach Eamon de Valera's statement [on the internment of a number of Sinn Fein members]', a black-out of newspaper coverage on Sinn Fein protest meetings, the alleged torture of I.R.A. suspects in Northern Ireland and searches carried out by British forces in Tyrone. In relation to Sinn Fein meetings the statement mentions that 'One of the biggest meetings of all was held in Longford - home town of Rory Brady[Ó Brádaigh], Sinn Fein T.D. for Longford-Westmeath.' The meeting was held to mark Ó Brádaigh's release from prison, however he was rearrested with 14 others and sent to the Curragh prison camp.
Date27 July 1957
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